by Henry Oliner | Feb 28, 2010 | Politics
The following was a reader’s comment to my article in American Thinker, “Why Elitists Fail” Human beings can exist in one of only two modes: by controlling nature, or by controlling those who control nature. Those in the first category survive by...
by Henry Oliner | Feb 27, 2010 | Politics
David Broder writes a great piece in the New York Times, The Populist Addiction excerpt: It’s easy to see why politicians would be drawn to the populist pose. First, it makes everything so simple. The economic crisis was caused by a complex web of factors, including...
by Henry Oliner | Feb 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Science is a realm of discovery, skepticism, understanding, confirmation and challenge. But throughout history science has been polluted by political considerations. In the Middle Ages the church considered any theory of the universe without the earth at the center...
by Henry Oliner | Feb 23, 2010 | Politics
From “Why Elitists Fail” in American Thinker, January 30, 2010 Even the brightest minds cannot escape emotional impediments to a rational conclusion. Combining such emotional rationalism with a focus on theories detached from the verification of practical...
by Henry Oliner | Feb 23, 2010 | Economics
Success is knowing what worked yesterday. The solutions that appear to work are often clear only in hindsight, and we humans can find a reason out of just about any set of circumstances. Real understanding is indicated more by the ability to predict, than the ability...
